Releasing the mouse button after drawing on the Spectral Canvas no longer causes a small gap in the audio.

Files listed in the Import File browser are again sorted as expected.

Browser in Alchemy now continue to have scroll inertia immediately after a new preset is selected.

Alchemy’s MSEG editor now defaults to showing four beats.

In the Keymap and Additive editors, dragging the sample end marker past the edge of a warp marker now causes the display to resize properly, and warp markers remain properly aligned with the audio waveform.

Changing the Decay Curve in the AHDSR no longer sometimes changes the Attack, Hold and overall length.

The default positions for non-standard filter types, such a Comb Filter are now 0%.

The delay when turning on morphing which sometimes occurs when using multisample EXS files is greatly reduced.

It is again possible to place the Start loop marker at the same position as the End loop marker.

Points added to MSEG or MODMAP graphs can now be moved as soon as they are created.

When the AHDSR is in sync mode, dragged envelope points now automatically snap to points that are supported by the currently selected grid pattern.

Importing a second EXS file to the same group no longer also creates an empty group in addition to the imported group.

Activating Morph Mode on VA sources no longer sometimes causes the sync parameter to be set incorrectly,

Stepping through samples or folders using the Source left/right buttons now selects the samples and folders in the correct order.

It is no longer possible to step through presets in the Alchemy library on a frozen track, which could lead to the sound changing unexpectedly when the track was unfrozen.

Alchemy’s import file browser again sorts items correctly.

The FM Filter no longer sometimes introduces a small amount of distortion even when the modulation amount is set to zero.

It is now easier to consistently set edited Start and End loop markers back to their original positions.

Flex

Setting a quantize value for a region with a Flex & Follow setting of On + Align Bars & Beats no longer resets the Flex & Follow setting to On.

The "Set all to Original Pitch" command for Flex Pitch in the Audio Track Editor now reliably sets all notes to their original pitches.

Editing the last Flex marker in a region that has been quantized no longer causes the region to change in length.

Splitting a flexed region in Splice mode no longer sometimes causes its contents to shift,

The Slice at Transient Markers command now consistently slice the file at the correct positions.

Setting the Region transpose to 0 from another value no longer disables Flex Pitch if Flex Pitch had been enabled from the Track header.

A second take recorded to a track with Flex enabled now is flexed as expected.

The mouse pointer no longer incorrectly shows the Loop tool instead of the Time Stretch tool when hovering over the right edge of an audio region while pressing the Option key while in Flex ,mode in the Audio Track editor.

The Flex Time - Automatic mode can now be selected in the Track Inspector.

Takes recorded in Cycle mode no longer sometimes shift positions when Flex is enabled.

Enabling Flex on a track that is a member of an edit group again triggers a progress bar if the audio files need to be analyzed.

It is again possible to adjust the borders of multiple selected flexed regions.

The Flex & Follow setting now reliably remains available in the Inspector after selecting an audio region.

Flex Time edits are now reliably maintained after the project sample rate is converted.

Plug-ins

The Channel EQ UI now remains responsive after switching from Logic Pro to another application and then back when the Channel EQ has focus.

The resolution of scaling in the Modifier plug-in has been increased from 10% per step to 1%.

Undo and Redo now work with Damping EQ Curves in ChromaVerb.

Key commands now work as expected when a value pop-up is visible for a knob in the Pedalboard.

The state of the ChromaVerb visualization button is now preserved when loading a new preset.

The resolution for IR waveforms is increased in Space Designer.

A long press on a pedal set to control the Leslie in the Vintage Organ now brakes the Leslie.

Undo now works after dragging a sample onto a cell in Drum Machine Designer.

The Touch Bar now displays more articulations with channel strips using Studio Strings.

Selecting an articulation for Studio Strings from the Touch Bar no longer sometimes assigns the adjacent articulation.

It is now easier to drag items from one page to another in Drum Machine Designer.

The Harmonics button for the Touch Bar for the Vintage Organ now continues to work after the first time it has been used.

The Step FX and Phat FX XY Pad now displays visual effects to indicate the intensity of effects.

When two instances of Scripter are inserted on the same channel strip, removing one instance no longer sometimes causes the other instance to revert to a saved state.

In the Match EQ plug-in, the Apply value no longer jumps back to 100% after it has been adjusted, and then a different reference file is learned or loaded.

Inserting a plug-in before an instance of Phat FX or Step FX, or moving Phat FX or Step FX to a different plug-in slot no longer removes automation for the master section of the plug-ins.

Right clicking the Damping or Output EQ area in ChromaVerb now brings up a contextual menu that offers to reset the EQ.

Pitch bends with a long ramp time now sound smoother with software instruments and AudioUnits instruments.

With a User scale selected, the MIDI Transposer now immediately outputs the correct notes after changing the root note.

Using compare in a plug-in now loads the correct setting after Save As has been performed.

The accuracy of the Loudness Meter plug-in is improved.

Oversampling is no longer disabled in in the Channel EQ when Linear Phase is toggled.

Changes to Vibrato Mode in Studio Horns are now consistent whether in Playback or Live mode.

The Pitch Shifter plug-in now reliably retains Manual timing settings when a project is saved and then reopened.

AudioUnit plug-ins in GarageBand for iOS songs opened in Logic Pro now retain their settings, if the equivalent Audio Unit plug-in is installed on the computer.

Scripter now reliably passes parameter values from menu controls to slider controls showing the same parameter.

Frequency values above 20 kHz typed into the Test Oscillator plug-in are now reliably maintained when the project is saved and then re-opened.

Content

The Brass Ensemble sampler instrument now reliably produces sound after being downloaded.

Mixer

VCA slot pop-up menus can now be opened with a short click on the slot.

Choosing "Create new tracks for the regions you are about to paste" when pasting regions into the Tracks area no longer sometimes creates non-functioning channel strips in the Mixer.

A track removed from a group is no longer controlled by that group unless the group is first disabled and then re-enabled.

The Select Members command in the Groups window action menu now selects all tracks assigned to channel strips that are part of the group.

Changing the order of automation lanes on a track assigned to an Aux no longer causes the output assignment of the Aux to be changed to match the input Bus.

Fader values of -10 dB or less now display a minus sign before the number.

Record enable for multiple selected tracks can again be toggled with a key command.

A selected Software Instrument track now continues to respond to MIDI input after an audio loop is dragged into the Tracks area.

Inserting multi-mono plug-ins on an Instrument track set to surround no longer produces unexpected feedback in certain rare cases.

Articulations

Logic Pro now shows a warning if an existing name is chosen when using Save As with an Articulation Set.

When the preference for MIDI Remote is set to Per Channel Strip, the Articulations switch in the Toolbar now updates its status depending on whether MIDI Remote is active for articulations on the current track.

It is now possible to set a default articulation in the Score or Piano Roll in cases where all currently selected regions belong to the same track.

Key Commands

The Select Track by Region/Folder key command no longer causes the selected regions or folders to unexpectedly be de-selected after selecting the track.

Pressing the Forward key command several times in rapid succession no longer sometimes causes Logic Pro to unexpectedly start playback.

The key commands "Play or Stop and Go to Last Locate Position" and "Stop or Play from Last Position" now work correctly when the Spacebar is assigned to "Preview."

Importing a Key Command Set now copies the file to the KeyCommands folder.

The key command "Set Locators by Marker and Enable Cycle" now works with multiple selected markers.

The "Move selected regions to focused track" and "Copy selected regions to focused track" commands again work for Marquee selections.

The "Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee and Enable Cycle" key command no longer sometimes incorrectly sets the cycle to the end of the project, and then extends the length of the project if applied again.

The Catch Playhead command now works properly in the Audio File editor.

The Toggle Track Solo key command again works when the selected track contains open Take folders.

The Catch Playhead key command again works reliably when playback has stopped.

The key command to toggle Flex for selected regions again works as expected.

The key command to Show/Hide the Loop Browser now works reliably after a location for Untagged Loops has been set.

It is again possible to assign the same key command, such as Spacebar, to either Play/Stop the project, or Preview in the windows that show audio files or loops.

There are now key commands to add or remove selected channel strips to or from groups.

Key commands now work when the Articulation Editor is open.

Key Commands no longer switch back to the System language when a preset for another language has been set in a previous session.

Takes/Comping

Loading a new patch that creates a Summing stack on an audio track with an open Take Folder no longer sometimes causes the track to disappear from view in the Tracks area when the Mixer is in Tracks view.

Quick-swipe comping during playback no longer sometime interrupts playback of the Take folder.

Undoing the creation of a Track Stack or deletion of an Aux in the Mixer no longer sometimes sets all channels to No Output and disables the Audio Engine.

Logic Pro no longer sometimes becomes unresponsive after removing an instance of Space Designer from a project originally created in a previous version.

Performance

ChromaVerb no longer sometimes causes unexpected spikes in CPU usage.

There is no longer a delay when selecting a mixer fader in the Environment in large projects.

Smart Tempo

The File Tempo Editor now displays as expected when double-clicking on very long regions.

Moving a Downbeat Marker to the left in the File Tempo Editor no longer causes an unexpected Beat Marker and Downbeat Marker to be added to the right, throwing off the positions of other markers to the right of the edit.

The Split Regions command now splits selected regions at the correct position in cases where the audio files contain tempo information.

The "Adapt Region Tempo to Project Tempo and Align Downbeat" command now works as expected when "Flex & Follow" is not enabled.

Tempo analysis is now performed on multiple selected audio files.

The playhead in the File Tempo Editor no longer jumps to the start of the region if the region is clicked again in the Tracks area.

Alchemy now offers 4 additional MIDI sources that can be assigned to modulation destinations.

Alchemy now offers a side chain input that can be used as a source for envelope followers.

Alchemy now has a dedicated Envelope Follower tab in the modulation section which offers control of the attack and release of the envelope follower, as well as the option to apply the envelope follower to modulator outputs as well as to audio signals, together with the option to scale up the depth of the effect for more drastic effects on quieter signals.

Alchemy now offers a back button to navigate back to a previous Mod Target.

Alchemy now offers a "Swap with Source" option in the Source menu for experimenting with imported samples on different Sources.

Option-clicking on a source in Alchemy’s global area now solos the clicked source.

The mapping of Alchemy controls to supported MIDI hardware controllers has been improved.

Option-clicking controls in Alchemy now sets each to a sensible default setting rather than setting each one to 50% by default.

When importing multiple EXS files which contain multiple groups which are the same except for different velocity or key ranges, these groups are merged into a single group to facilitate easier editing in Alchemy.

The Snap menu for Arp Tune in Alchemy now offers increased resolution.

The Compressor plug-in now maintains the Graph display when the plug-in is closed and then re-opened.

Playing the same MIDI note on two channels for the same multi-channel instrument no longer sometimes leads to hung notes if the MIDI Modifier plug-in is inserted.

The Dry/Wet control on the I/O plug-in can now be automated.

It is now possible to immediately type in new values for controls in the Modulator plug-in after opening the plug-in window.

Channel EQ offers a new Proportional-Q mode.

The Top Level category in the Plug-in Manager can now be added to a group of multiple selected categories.

The MIDI Modifier plug-in now properly handles Release Velocity as its Input source.

The MIDI Modulator plug-in now shows the correct waveform when the Factory Default setting is recalled.

The Drum Machine Designer plug-in window no longer appears to disappear when Logic is switched to full screen.

The Tremolo Speed control on the Pipa instrument now responds as expected.

Drummer

Canceling the alert when changing Drummers no longer leaves the new Drummer character highlighted but not active.

The "Trim Region End to next Region" key command now works for Drummer regions.

With two instances of Drum Machine Designer open, switching from the Kit Piece display to the Main display in one instance no longer causes the second instance to also change from the Kit Piece display to the Main display.

Drummer tracks no longer sometimes unexpectedly stop outputting audio after recording an audio track when the preference for Overlapping Recordings for MIDI with Cycle Off is set to Create Take Folder.

Automation

Right-clicking to switch the visible automation parameter in a track again works as expected.

Region automation now works correctly when there is a muted a region on another track using the same channel strip.

Pitch bend and Note velocity now work when switching to them from a Smart Control parameter in the MIDI Draw view.

Automation can now be edited directly in the Piano Roll and Audio Track editor.

Stepped automation values can now be directly written into Automation Lanes.

Region Based Automation now accurately shows the mute status of all MIDI notes.

Apple Loops

User created Green Apple Loops now transpose to the song key as expected.

Loops no longer sometimes appear to missing in the Loop Browser after updating to macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

Apple Loops in the Tracks area now show a glyph to indicate when they are playing at ½, 2x or 4x speed.

The Loop Browser now offers a new view for Untagged Loops.

Flex

Double-clicking a Flex Pitch event now sets the note to perfect pitch.

When transposing Flex-pitched notes in multiple selected regions, all notes now reliably transpose to the correct pitch.

"Reset all" in Flex Pitch now works correctly after "Set all to Perfect Pitch" has been applied.

The display of flex pitched notes in the Audio Track Editor now reflects the region transpose setting.

Dragging an audio region with Flex is turned off onto a different track with Flex mode enabled no longer activates Flex for the region.

Flex Pitched notes now display at their correct pitches at high zoom levels in the Tracks area.

Inactive flex markers are no longer deleted when trimming a region in a track where Flex is currently disabled.

Takes and Comping

Using record toggle to stop a recording within a Take folder with a comp currently active, the last recording is reliably added to the comp in cases cycle is active where recording is stopped before the end of the Take folder.

Right-clicking on a closed Take Folder now displays a list of all Takes it contains.

Dragging a Take folder in a track folder no longer causes the Take folder to shift forward in position.

Comping a Take folder in a group of flexed tracks no longer sometimes causes some comp segmented to be shortened unexpectedly.

When Count-in is enabled, recording over an existing region that is less than 1 bar long now reliably creates a Take Folder.

When Overlapping Recording for MIDI is set to create Take folders, notes from previous takes no longer sometimes play while recording in cycle mode.

The order of Take regions within a Take Folder can now be changed.

Marquee edits on Take regions now are applied to all tracks in an edit Group.

Switching Takes now works for both audio and MIDI tracks that are members of the same Group.

Track Alternatives

Marquee selection now works as expected when applied to grouped tracks that are using different Track Alternatives.

Selection now works properly on grouped tracks with different active Track Alternatives when the inactive Alternatives are visible.

Track Stacks

Holding the disclosure triangle on a Track Stack no longer causes it to cycle quickly between open and closed.

Option-clicking the disclosure triangle on a Track Stack to toggle all stacks now affects nested stacks as expected.

Applying a surround patch to a track within a Summing Track Stack no longer causes all the regions in the Summing Track Stack to be collapsed to a single track.

Smart Controls

The correct Smart Controls are now reliably mapped to each track in layered patches in saved projects when they are reloaded.

Adding a new mapping to a Smart Control mapping set no longer unexpectedly removes automation written from an existing mapping.

The Smart Controls area no longer sometimes becomes vertically stretched after being resized.

User assigned Smart Controls no longer sometimes disappear when a second project containing the same Smart Controls is opened, or when importing only regions and automation from a different project.

Mixer

It is now possible to delete Groups.

Option-clicking the Group slot on a mixer channel now adds all currently selected channels to the last selected Group.

Command-clicking the Solo button on a track to activate Solo for all tracks no longer also solos hidden tracks.

When the Mixer is set to a small size, scrolling it now reliably shows all channel strips.

On multiple display setups, new plug-in windows now open on the display containing the clicked insert.

Pasting "Sends Only" or "Plug-ins Only" to a channel strip no longer also pastes the icon from the copied channel strip.

Accessibility

VoiceOver no longer emits continuous beeps when a Take Folder is open.

Logic no longer hangs when using VoiceOver plus the Shift key to precisely position the Playhead.

It is now possible to switch from the integrated Piano Roll editor to the Score using VoiceOver.

The Add Drummer region button in the Tracks Area is now accessible with VoiceOver.

It is now immediately possible to interact with a newly created Drummer region using VoiceOver.

Drummer characters can now be selected using VoiceOver.

Quick Help overlays no longer cause VoiceOver to toggle on and off quickly.

The button to download sounds in the Patch Library is now accessible with VoiceOver.

It is now possible to make fine adjustments of values in the LCD using VoiceOver.

VoiceOver now works in the Configure Track Header, Customize Control Bar and Display, and Configure Channel Strip windows.

Voiceover now announces the status of Solo and Mute when the key commands to toggle them are pressed.

VoiceOver now allows recorded takes to be selected as expected in audio Take Folders.

Export/Bounce

Logic no longer sometimes sets the path for a bounce from a project that was created as a package to the location of the previous project, when that project was created as a folder.

When recording MIDI in cycle mode with Replace set to Content Erase, Replace continues to work as expected after the first cycle.

The waveform display now zooms vertically as expected when adjusting the size of the Audio Track Editor .

The Musical Typing Keyboard again is dimmed when an audio track is selected,

Logic no longer sometimes assigns an audio file the same name as an existing audio file from a different folder on the hard drive with a similar name.

Aliases of MIDI regions no longer play notes that occur up to 1 bar before the start of the original region.

The Delete and Move command no longer triggers an unnecessary dialog asking whether automation should be deleted and moved if there is no automation on the track.

Region contextual menus now include a sub-menu for Sample Based Processing commands.

It is now possible to selectively reset warnings in the Notifications panel of the Logic Preferences.

Vertical zoom in the Audio File editor now offers finer resolution.

When the Overlapping Recordings preference for MIDI is set to Create Track Alternative, undoing an overlapping recording now undoes the creation of the Track Alternative as well as the MIDI recording.

The Main window Mixer can now be reliably dragged to full height.

Automation points and velocity handles now display at full resolution on Retina and other high density displays.

MIDI Reset now works reliably on tracks where “No Reset” is off in newly created projects.

There is now an option “Restore Defaults” in the LCD dropdown menu.

Entering negative numbers in the Go To Position dialog now takes the playhead to the position entered.

The New Track dialog now shows the correct audio I/O options when temporarily using built-in audio when the selected audio device is not connected.

Templates saved with a new sample rate now reliably retain the sample rate.

The Region Gain dialog now allows normalization to –23 LUFS.

The Template picker again sorts templates in the correct order.

The Track Header Automation button now shows a short name for the current parameter if the Track header is too narrow to show the full name.

The command “Play from selection” now also takes selected markers into account.

Recording audio with Cycle on no longer results in empty audio tracks in cases where The preference for Overlapping Audio Recordings is set to “Create Tracks” and the preference “Select Tracks on Region Selection” is enabled.

Undoing changes to the Tempo list no longer causes MIDI and Drummer regions to sometimes play back erratically.

It is now possible to open the Help by pressing Command and “/“ while accessing items in the Tool menu.

Logic no longer shows an alert when a frozen track is duplicated.

Changing the width of the Library no longer causes a visible Smart Controls display to jitter.

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